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Plagiarism: Citing Sources

What is Plagiarism, How to Avoid It, RCTC Policies, and Resources

Why do I need to city my sources???

The purpose of citing sources is to give credit to the author for any ideas or quotations that you use and to enable your reader to locate the sources. 

By carefully citing all your sources, readers will be able to easily identify the ideas that are your own original work!

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